Metabolic disorders

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Chapter 27 Metabolic disorders

ELECTROLYTE EMERGENCIES

ACID–BASE DISTURBANCES

Metabolic acidosis

(Mild: [HCO3] < 18 mmol/L; moderate: < 15 mmol/L; severe: < 12 mmol/L)

This is the commonest metabolic abnormality seen in the emergency department. Frequently under-recognised and under-treated (low venous HCO3 on serum electrolytes is the first clue). pH may be (temporarily) near normal if well compensated.